The Hockey Club Rostov (russian: Хоккейный клуб Ростов), commonly referred to as HC Rostov are a professional

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team based in

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

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. HC Rostov play in the

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and play at the Rostov-on-Don Palace of Sports.

History

In 2005, a local amateur under the name 'Condors' was established and was immediately successful, winning the Rostov Region Championship in both 2005 and 2006. In 2010 the team joined the Krasnodar League, where they played for two years. In 2013 the club, now operated under the name HC Rostov, turned professional and joined the

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. During their time in the Russian Hockey League (which was renamed in 2015 to the Supreme Hockey League Championship), HC Rostov were a dominant force, finishing 1st in the regular season rankings 4 years in a row, and winning the VHL-B Championship in 2015, 2017 and 2019. During this period, the only other team to win the Championship was HC Tambov. The VHL expanded during the 2019 off-season, with 6 new teams joining the league. On 31 May 2019 it was announced that

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would be joining the league. Two months later on 22 July 2019, it was announced that HC Rostov would also be joining the league, along with China's ORG Beijing. HC Rostov's logo features a Condor in reference to the origins of the club.

References

External links

HC Rostov
{{Ice hockey in Russia Ice hockey clubs established in 2005 Ice hockey teams in Russia 2005 establishments in Russia Sport in Rostov-on-Don